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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Worker shot in Airlift Pilot landed amid gunfire but left quickly by Jon Connor staff writer Rhein main a Germany a capt. Craig Breker first heard the ground fire As he was putting the c-141b Star lifter cargo plane on its Short final approach to Sarajevo Airport. In spite of the gunfire he decided to continue Landing the plane which was carrying pipe supports and flour As part of the . Relief Effort in War torn Bosnia and Herzegovina. But 6nce on the ground Breker quickly decided to get his Crew and aircraft out of harms Way. He took off two minutes later after getting clearance from Tower personnel without unloading their cargo. His main concern Breker said hours later was How to get everybody out of this environment we re in Breker a plane was among several Relief Mission aircraft shot at thursday in and around Sarajevo a Airport. The c-141b from Charleston fab s.c., Ana its Crew from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Mcchord fab wash., made it Back safely to Rhein main see Pilot on Page 2  amps Vince Crawley capt Craig Breker left was the Pilot and sch Chris Mayer was the flight Engineer of a c-141 Star lifter cargo plane that was fired on Over Sarajevo. Multiple attacks in from staff and wire reports Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a an american civilian aboard a . Plane was injured by gunfire thursday in an attack on several aircraft used in operation provide Promise. For the second Day in a Row the attacks triggered a suspension of Relief flights to the bosnian capital. Ron Redmond a spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said the american was on a russian made Short haul an-24 transport plane used to Feny . Peacekeepers. The plane which had begun its flight in Zagreb Croatia was one of three hit thursday. A they heard a loud metallic sound and the Bullet struck the leg of a Man in the Back of the plane. He was immediately Given first Aid on the flight a said Redmond. Redmond quoted Kris Janowski a Unher official on the plane As saying the Bullet struck about 15 see Airlift on Page 2 for ill Gulf vets Washington apr persian Gulf War veterans with debilitating but undiagnosed illnesses would be eligible for benefits under a Bill approved thursday by the House veterans affairs�?T.commit-. Tee. A a a. A. The legislation passed unanimously and sent to the House floor requires the military and the veterans affairs department to treat  veterans even when the. Cause of their health problems cannot be directly linked to service in the 1991 War. Thousands of veterans have complained of muscle pains memory loss skin rashes respiratory problems and tutors in what has come to be known As persian Gulf syndrome. The veterans have suggested a number of causes including possible exposure to iraqi chemical and biological agents fumes from Oil fires and insecticides. But Many have not been Able to obtain health care or compensation for service related health problems because no sin Gle cause of the persian Gulf syndrome has been discovered. The legislation a takes a bold step Forward to recognize their sacrifices and Accord them the same benefits that other service connected disabled veterans receive a said rep. Lane Evans d-ill., a senior member of the committee. He said he was pleased that the government had a Learned from the agent Orange experience when it took years for the Pentagon to acknowledge that Vietnam War veterans were suffering from exposure to the defoliant. Under the Bill compensation would be paid to Gulf War veterans for three years with automatic extensions if at the end of the period the cause of the illness is still not understood. It would require the a to set up an outreach program for Gulf War veterans and their families and would authorize $5 million a year for fiscal years 1995 through 1997 for research into the veterans health risks and treatment. Hackers gaining Access to Dod networks experts say Happy hucksters amps Mich Oil Abrami professional wrestler Luik Hogan flexes his Muscles As a crowd watches thursday in downtown Frankfurt Germany Hogan was in Europe to promote his september tour and his new Alliance with ted Turners world championship wrestling organization. See Story on Page 3. By Peter h. Lewis new York times armed with increasingly sophisticated snooping tools unauthorized computer programmers operating in the United states and abroad have gained Access to hundreds of sensitive but unclassified government and military computer networks connected to the global network internet computer Security experts say. A there is no information to indicate that command and control systems were affected by these intrusions a a spokeswoman for the defense information systems Agency said wednesday. Classified government and military data  As those that control nuclear weapons intelligence and other critical functions Are not connected to the internet and Are believed to be Safe from the types of attacks reported recently. But the Agency acknowledged that the compromised computer systems a include but Are not limited to a those used for ballistic weapons research aircraft and ship design military payroll personnel records procurement electronic mail see hackers on Page 2  
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